Today I am more thankful than ever for the man I married.
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Ticket to Ride. Best. Game. Ever.
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Good food. Lasagna. Garlic bread. Enchiladas. Yum.
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Two gorgeous sunrises in a row.
Today I am more thankful than ever for the man I married.
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Ticket to Ride. Best. Game. Ever.
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Good food. Lasagna. Garlic bread. Enchiladas. Yum.
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Two gorgeous sunrises in a row.
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My husband.
He is truly an amazing man. No other person can encourage me, challenge me, and make my laugh like he can.
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My health.
I am able to run several miles and I am thankful for that ability.
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The fall colors that are starting to come out around Ann Arbor.
Truly beautiful.
It was made using Plain Spoken pattern from Modern Quilt Workshop. I made it for my friend, Sarah, for her first baby boy. The colors correspond to how she decorated the nursery. When I first started sewing, Sarah and I would talk about quilting and would occasionally sew together. Once I learned that she was pregnant, it only seemed appropriate to make her a quilt.
I really enjoyed making this one. It was one of the first quilts I finished- the third if I remember correctly. Looking back, it definitely had it's quirks. The binding was a bit funky and it was my first attempt at free motion quilting. But I still really liked it in the end.
Sarah's baby, Owen, was born 5 weeks early. In fact, he was born the Wednesday BEFORE the baby shower. I was actually running behind making the quilt and didn't think I'd have the binding on before the shower. I had contemplated giving it to her unfinished and then finishing it before he was born. Needless to say, THAT didn't happen. I had to really rush finishing it up. But in the end, it worked out perfectly because I was able to place a label with all of Owen's stats on it.
Sarah loved the quilt and she just celebrated the first birthday of her healthy little boy! Perfect! :)
I originally planned to quilt this similarly to the inspiration quilt. I started that way, but after a several lines, I unfortunately realized my seams didn't line up well enough. It looked terrible! So I ripped it all out and went for the all over stipple. The new machine was great for this! I loved the extra room and quilting table. It made it so much easier to maneuver the quilt. I can't imagine doing this on the old machine!
For the back I used a light green solid and for the binding I used Kona Cotton Cotton in Caribbean. I really love the color of the binding.
Oh, one more for good measure. :)
Megan sent everyone different solids and asked for a bunch of squares. I hope she likes it! :)
Occasionally I will go out and try to find a good place around Ann Arbor to take a picture of the sunset. Unfortunately, there aren't any truly great places. The last couple times I ended up at the same location. Right near the side of road where there is a gap in the trees overlooking a pond on a farm. This past Friday when I was snapping photos, I noticed quite the change.
I know it's hard to tell from these photos, but the barn on the right fell down! It was just laying there along the bank of the pond. Presumably unchanged from the time it fell. Craziness.
